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Eli Stone - Or, How I Learned Not To Be Bothered By My Painful Ankle, And Learned To Laugh
It's time for Part 2 of "TV Shows I Watched While Nursing My Leg".Tonight's episode: Eli Stone
Eli Stone is a hot shot lawyer in his early thirties. On the fast track to becoming a partner, Eli is the epitome of an elitist. He worships the holy trinity of Armani, Accessories and Ambition.
Which is when the hallucinations start.
When Eli begins hearing sounds and experiencing hallucinations, he discovers that he has an inoperable brain aneyrusm, which causes delusions of grandeur and hallucinations.
While Eli tries to move on with his life, he realises that the hallucinations often contain information that no ordinary hallucination could have. That they are visions. It is then that he is told by an acupuncturist he befriended while seeking help, that most religions believe there are people among us sent to guide us. And that God told Moses He would send a prophet for every generation. Perhaps Eli was just God holding on to His side of the contract.
Despite trying to hold on to his own lifestyle, the visions begin to guide Eli in to a path of righteousness. He becomes a champion for the unjust, not only accepting, but even seeking out cases he would otherwise turn down.
Much of the first season revolves around the theme of acceptance. Very early on Eli has to come face to face with his own mortality, knowing that he may die any minute, should the aneyrusm ever rupture. Equally he has to come to terms with his past, a childhood shadowed by the antics of an alcoholic father. Fully aware of what kind of a man he is, or what he was becoming, Eli also doubts himself, refusing to accept that God would choose him.
While most of the comedy is to be found in the odd behaviour Eli exhibits when experiencing a vision, the show is very well written and has good dialogue. The secondary characters are all well written and acted, and Eli's struggle with his new "destiny" is mirrored by the disbelief of those who love him.
Should also be noted that most of Eli's visions come in the form of musicals, first of which was delivered by none other than George Michael.
The show is really good. It has comedy as well as drama, and it has that slight hint of tragedy which makes not only Eli a better person, but the show in itself better from many others.
10:22 - 2008-Jul-31 - post comment
Love this show. I think that Jonny Lee Miller does an excellent job with his character. Then there's Julie Gonzalo and Natasha Henstridge...
You know...I think you did do this one before. Incredible sense of deja vu. I just hope I'm not stuck in a time-loop...texican - 06:57 - 2008-Aug-1
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